Additional practice

Exercise X. Choose the sentences with Passive Voice and translate them.

1. I was really hungry.

A I ate six eggs. B Six eggs were eaten by me.

2. George's new book is very good.

A People bought 10,000 copies in the first week.

B 10,000 copies were bought in the first week.

3. This milk tastes funny.

A I think someone left it out of the fridge yesterday.

B I think it was left out of the fridge yesterday.

Exercise XI. Choose the verb.

1.The lesson (miss) by these boys. A-is missed; B-missed

2. Cotton dresses (not/wear) by girls. A-do not wear; B-are not worn.

3. They (inform) of the results at the exam. A- inform; B- are informed

4. Brandon always (ask) such silly questions. A-asks; B-is asked

5. Pupils (allow) to rest after classes. A-are allowed; B-allow

6. The dinner (cook) by my mother. A- cook; B- is cooked

7. Coffee and ice-cream (serve) for dessert. A-served; B- are served

8. My father usually (read) newspapers in the evening after his work.

A-reads; B-is read

9. This work (do) today. A- do; B- is done

10. We (invite) by our friends to the evening parties. A-invite; B-are invited

Exercise XII***. Choose the auxiliary verb.

А — is; В — are; С — was, D — were; E —will be

1.Dinner ________ served soon.

2. Peter ___________ often asked to sing for his guests. He has a nice voice.

3. The lecture__________ much spoken of last week.

4. These armchairs _________ made of wood.

5. The table _______laid beautifully yesterday.

6. Many guests ___________ invited to my birthday next Sunday.

7. We________ given fine presents for the last holidays.

8. Don't worry, the child ________ taken care of, when you _________out.

9. Granny_________ often asked to make pies.

10 These magazines __ illustrated with a lot of pictures.

Урок 2. Тп/б 1 курс 1 семестр

“University. Student’s Life”

It’s great to be a student. There are many colleges, institutes and universities in our country. They offer great opportunities. Some students choose to study abroad. There are several reasons why student life is exciting. First of all, students learn a lot of new. They need it for their future profession. Secondly, a student doesn’t work and study all the time. They get enough free time for their hobbies and favourite pastimes. Thirdly, students’ social life is very interesting. They meet new people and have many different activities. Students find all sorts of entertainment during their study. For example, some students like sport; they join the local sport teams.

There are many interesting subjects, lectures and training lessons in the institute. For example, students can practice and improve their language skills on English lessons. It is even more interesting to be a student if you live in a hostel. After the lessons they can play the guitar and sing songs, go to local discos or get together simply to chat and discuss different topics.

The more you study, the more you change. Your thoughts, ideas and interesting things for you are different. You earn your first money. Lots of students nowadays work and study at the same time.

Student life is never boring. It is always full of excitement and interesting experiences. For many people student years are the best in life. Almost everyone has good memories of student life.

Vocabulary:

to offer opportunity – предлагать возможность

first of all/secondly/thirdly – прежде всего/ во-вторых/в-третьих

activity – мероприятие

entertainment – развлечение

to improve – улучшать, совершенствовать

hostel – общежитие

to earn — зарабатывать

experience - опят

memory – память, воспоминание

classes — пары, занятия

to expel - отчислять

to pass the entrance exams – сдавать вступительные экзамены

applicant – абитуриент

first-year student – студент первого курса (первого года обучения)

to graduate - заканчивать университет, институт

to make one's brain fit – поддерживать (чей-то) мозг в форме

to become an adult – стать, становиться взрослым

Answer the questions:

1. Where are you from? Do you live in a hostel?

2. How many subjects do you have?

3. Do you enjoy your study?

4. Do you know all your classmates?

5. What is the most interesting subject/activity for you?